Abbeyclark buy a used atmasphere amp experiment with different power cables from usedcable.com. If you are not happy resell them. Thats what I will do.
Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers?
The reason I am asking is I feel manufacturers of high quality components include all that is ever needed, power cable wise. Sure, some people buy power cables because they need special lengths or have some out of the ordinary "noise" issues that need extra insulation. Some even like the visual aspect of the aftermarket cables. I’m just curious why many spend thousands of dollars on such when the manufacturer has taken the power cable into account when producing the product. I cannot see a High-quality audiophile component maker (especially some that sell volume) pass on a few dollars for a better sounding power cable if indeed the cable improved their product. I cannot see a person buying that $7000 amp is not going to balk if the product was introduced at $7100 (with the better cable).
I wonder if Luxman, Accuphase, McIntosh, Gryphon...you name it "dressed" their power cables up to look like expensive aftermarket cables, owners would be so quick to "upgrade"?
I’d be curious to hear Ralph’s opinion on the subject
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@aberyclark I just wanted to point out the 2 different definitions of a "quality power cable" that might require 2 different answers to your question. |
My unverified guess is that if the equipment is certified, a power cord must be included.
To your point, the power cable between my Krell preamp and power supply is a DB9 to DB9 cable that costs maybe $5. Those are signal cables once known as RS-232 or VGA. They have 26 or 28AVG conductors so they were never designed for power applications, especially the not-insubstantial amounts the Krell PS puts out.
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If you’re trying to determine “value”, you’ll never get there. This high-end audio hobby is a small niche market. To cover time, effort, costs included R&D, markups are required. In this copycat world, cable manufacturers do not give away their secret sauce to their competitors. We consumers are left in the dark also. So all we have is understanding up to a point, then must evaluate increased sonics at a price - an often fuzzy subjective process. Finally, seems most have benefited from upgrading their power cables, at least to the next level costing <1k. Maybe try one on loan for free, or buy used and if unsatisfactory sell it afterwards. Be very cautious to avoid buying “fake” used cables. |
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